automatically launch cmd window

[DoraC]

Hi,

I'd like to automatically launch a Command Prompt window from a script. I've tried to do this and, while there are no errors, a new window does not launch. The command I'm trying to run is

C:\WINNT\system32\cmd

If I type this in at an existing command-prompt, it returns some information such as

C:\WINNT\system32>cmd
Microsoft Windows 2000 [Version 5.00.2195]
(C) Copyright 1985-2000 Microsoft Corp.

But no new window launches. How can I simulate a double-click on the icon, from within a script?

Thank you!
dora

 

[jrbarnett]

Hi,

Use START CMD

from the command line to open a second command prompt window. Otherwise, you are just running one copy of CMD.EXE from within another.

John